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July 3, 2020 at 11:06 AM

Erika Bachiochi: What Does Justice Roberts’s Ruling Mean for the Pro-Life Cause?

Earlier this week, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal wing of the Court yet again, this time to strike down an abortion regulation he voted What Does Justice Roberts’s Ruling Mean for the Pro-Life Cause? July 03, 2020 | by Erika Bachiochi Pro-lifers hav…

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July 2, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Samuel Gregg: Rendering Judgment on America

If there is one truth that has been confirmed by the 1619 Project, it is that many American liberals and progressives have no particular attachment to Rendering Judgment on America July 02, 2020 | by Samuel Gregg A new book systematically defends the American Foun…

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July 1, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Howard L. Muncy and Allen C. Guelzo: Lessons from Gettysburg: A Conversation with Professor Allen Guelzo

Tourists, reenactors, and history enthusiasts annually converge at Gettysburg for the first three days of July to honor the historic 1863 battle. But Lessons from Gettysburg: A Conversation with Professor Allen Guelzo July 01, 2020 | by Howard L. Muncy and Allen …

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June 30, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Brandon Vaidyanathan: Systemic Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System is Not a Myth

One response of some conservatives to the nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism has been to reject the existence of systemi Systemic Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System is Not a Myth June 30, 2020 | by Brandon Vaidyanathan Many on…

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June 29, 2020 at 11:06 AM

Julia Dunn Mosby: Casual Sex and the Crisis of Campus Sexual Assault

The latest attempt to reaffirm due process in Title IX proceedings has drawn vehement opposition from advocacy groups, politicians, and various media Casual Sex and the Crisis of Campus Sexual Assault June 29, 2020 | by Julia Dunn Mosby Many critics of the new Ti…

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June 28, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Featured Collection: Race and Racism in America

Featured Collection: Race and Racism in America The killing of George Floyd has set off the most recent rounds of discussions about race and racism in America. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Dear John, The killing of George Floyd ha…

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June 27, 2020 at 11:04 AM

John Thomas: Modern Technology and Our Longing for Belonging

All human beings want to belong. Indeed, in his good wisdom, God made each and every person to crave and thrive in relationship. To provide a portrait Modern Technology and Our Longing for Belonging June 27, 2020 | by John Thomas Eric Jacobsen’s new book, Three Pi…

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June 26, 2020 at 11:03 AM

R. Albert Mohler, Jr.,: Systemic Racism, God’s Grace, and the Human Heart: What the Bible Teaches About Structural Sin

The terminology of structural or systemic sin is in the foreground of our cultural conversation these days. News headlines, political commentators, an Systemic Racism, God’s Grace, and the Human Heart: What the Bible Teaches About Structural Sin June 26, 2020 | by…

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June 25, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Louis Brown: A New Birth for American Civil Rights

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, righteous anger moved many Americans to engage in necessary and appropriate peaceful protests for justice a A New Birth for American Civil Rights June 25, 2020 | by Louis Brown Christians are called not only to pray but a…

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June 24, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Lyman Stone: Above the Law: The Data Are In on Police, Killing, and Race

Police officers kill about 1,700 Americans every year. In other words, police killings have made up about one out of every twelve violent deaths of Am Above the Law: The Data Are In on Police, Killing, and Race June 24, 2020 | by Lyman Stone Police killing is not …

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June 23, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Megan M. Arago and David Upham: The Blindness of Justice Gorsuch’s Woke Textualism

Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination in employment, require American employers to be effectively sex-bli The Blindness of Justice Gorsuch’s Woke Textualism June 23, 2020 | by Megan M. Arago and David Upham Neither the …

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June 22, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Nathan Pinkoski: Revisiting Alasdair MacIntyre on Liberal Toleration

Alasdair MacIntyre is renowned and reviled as a trenchant critic of liberalism. However, MacIntyre’s detractors and admirers have not always paid clos Revisiting Alasdair MacIntyre on Liberal Toleration June 22, 2020 | by Nathan Pinkoski In some respects, Alasdair…

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June 20, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Matthew J. Franck: Isolation Cinema, Father’s Day Edition

Dads never get a break. Or at least so you might conclude from their depiction in movies, in which they are often put upon, led around by the nose by Isolation Cinema, Father’s Day Edition June 20, 2020 | by Matthew J. Franck The best depictions of fathers in cla…

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June 19, 2020 at 11:06 AM

R. Albert Mohler, Jr.,: Black Lives Matter: Affirm the Sentence, Not the Movement

Words matter, especially when words are at the center of controversy and conflict. It is the responsibility of all people to look at words carefully, Black Lives Matter: Affirm the Sentence, Not the Movement June 19, 2020 | by R. Albert Mohler, Jr., “Black lives …

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June 18, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Samuel Gregg: Alexander Hamilton and American Nationalism, in His Time and Ours

In one of the most significant American political developments in some time, over the past five years many conservatives have embraced nationalism. Th Alexander Hamilton and American Nationalism, in His Time and Ours June 18, 2020 | by Samuel Gregg Although Alexan…

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June 17, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Ryan T. Anderson: The Supreme Court’s Mistaken and Misguided Sex Discrimination Ruling

Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion claims to apply a simple and straightforward test: “An employer violates Title VII when it intentionally fires The Supreme Court’s Mistaken and Misguided Sex Discrimination Ruling June 17, 2020 | by Ryan T. Anderson Justice …

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June 16, 2020 at 10:02 PM

Sen. Josh Hawley: Was It All for This? The Failure of the Conservative Legal Movement

I rise today to offer a few thoughts about the Bostock case handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday. I have it here. I have now had the chance to r Was It All for This? The Failure of the Conservative Legal Movement June 16, 2020 | by Sen. Josh Hawley The barga…

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June 16, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Mark Hoipkemier: Where (Not) to Begin with the Common Good

The coronavirus pandemic has re-opened the question of the common good for liberal societies that generally prefer to ignore it. This represents an op Where (Not) to Begin with the Common Good June 16, 2020 | by Mark Hoipkemier The common good is the flourishing o…

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June 15, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Francis X. Maier: Life Lessons: Four Pillars, Three Little Pigs

Here’s a simple fact: Life is brief. We have limited time in the world. So how should we use it? Before answering, consider that word should. Should i Life Lessons: Four Pillars, Three Little Pigs June 15, 2020 | by Francis X. Maier We have limited time. So how sh…

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June 14, 2020 at 11:05 AM

James Hankins: Liberal Learning beyond Liberalism: The Humanities as Soulcraft in the Renaissance and Today

At Harvard, faculty independence has gradually been undermined; we are all worker bees now, serving the monstrous regiment of bureaucrats. We have in Liberal Learning beyond Liberalism: The Humanities as Soulcraft in the Renaissance and Today June 14, 2020 | by J…

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June 13, 2020 at 11:05 AM

John Thomas: The Greatest and First Commandment

In his new book, When Did We Start Forgetting God?: The Root of the Evangelical Crisis and Hope for the Future, former Christianity Today editor-in-ch The Greatest and First Commandment June 13, 2020 | by John Thomas Mark Galli’s new book When Did We Start Forgett…

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June 12, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Gunnar B. Gundersen: We Need a “Manhattan Project” for Racial Reconciliation

America is sorely in need of transformative leadership. While many steps have been taken to combat legally mandated racism, a lasting legacy of the pa We Need a “Manhattan Project” for Racial Reconciliation June 12, 2020 | by Gunnar B. Gundersen Fifty years from n…

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June 11, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Jean C. Lloyd: Pressing Pause on the Global Transgender Youth Pandemic

When COVID-19 began to crash over the United States, leaders responded by placing their states and communities on pause, suspending everything possibl Pressing Pause on the Global Transgender Youth Pandemic June 11, 2020 | by Jean C. Lloyd When COVID-19 began to c…

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June 10, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Sen. Marco Rubio: On the Unjust Death of George Floyd and Racism in America

The murder of Mr. Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officers was an outrageous crime that has shocked this nation. But it would be a mistake to co On the Unjust Death of George Floyd and Racism in America June 09, 2020 | by Sen. Marco Rubio The fact is, many i…

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June 9, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo: Lessons from King, Tocqueville, and Augustine on Loving Our Black Neighbors

Reflecting on racially motivated police brutality and the death of George Floyd, an African American recently told me, “Nobody understands. If your ne Lessons from King, Tocqueville, and Augustine on Loving Our Black Neighbors June 09, 2020 | by Ashleen Menchaca-B…

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June 8, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Brian Bird: Expanding Euthanasia during the Pandemic

Amid the suffering and great disruption of our lives, there is at least one silver lining to COVID-19. Our response to the pandemic—a fierce campaign Expanding Euthanasia during the Pandemic June 08, 2020 | by Brian Bird It seems particularly disturbing to imagin…

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June 6, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Matthew J. Franck: Isolation Bookshelf: Classic Texts on the Problem of Justice

The pandemic lockdown constructed our current political tinderbox. The resultant damage to the national and global economy, with millions of jobs lost Isolation Bookshelf: Classic Texts on the Problem of Justice June 06, 2020 | by Matthew J. Franck Accommodation a…

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June 5, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Scott L. Buchanan: The Nuclear Family Is Indispensable

That the nuclear or “traditional” family has rapidly unraveled in most of the Western world is hardly news. The ongoing demise of this particular type The Nuclear Family Is Indispensable June 05, 2020 | by Scott L. Buchanan Advocates for family fluidity routinely …

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June 4, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Casey Chalk: Would America Be Better Off without Religion?

“Too much religion is bad for a country,” asserts Max Boot in a recent Washington Post op-ed. Boot cites a number of indicators—average GDP per capita Would America Be Better Off without Religion? June 04, 2020 | by Casey Chalk A great irony of the Jewish and Chri…

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June 3, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Gary Powell: Funding Illegal Surrogacy

A recent ruling by the UK Supreme Court has brought the legalization of commercial surrogacy in the United Kingdom several steps closer. On April 1st, Funding Illegal Surrogacy June 03, 2020 | by Gary Powell The UK Supreme Court has upheld a claim for a woman to p…

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June 2, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Carson Holloway: The Problem of Human Rights

It takes a bold man to offer public criticism of the idea of “human rights.” It takes a profound man to pursue this criticism in such a way as to reve The Problem of Human Rights June 02, 2020 | by Carson Holloway For the considerable body of people in the western…

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June 1, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Leonard Sax: Living with Uncertainty

As a family doctor doing Urgent Care, I am seeing many patients who are concerned about the coronavirus. They ask me when a vaccine will be available. Living with Uncertainty June 01, 2020 | by Leonard Sax It is a cliché to say that religious faith helps people to…

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May 31, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Featured Collection: Church and State

Featured Collection: Church and State Is the separation of church and state to blame for the sidelining of religion in public life? Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Dear John, In the past few years there has been renewed interest in …

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May 30, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Matthew J. Franck: Isolation Bookshelf: Words Matter

Last week, here at Public Discourse, I wrote an essay about the ideological dimensions of transgenderism, in the course of which I chose to refer to a Isolation Bookshelf: Words Matter May 30, 2020 | by Matthew J. Franck Each of the books I mention here can help u…

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May 29, 2020 at 6:03 PM

And Now, For a Change of Pace...

And Now, For a Change of Pace… We're introducing a new feature: a monthly email reflection from PD founder Ryan T. Anderson. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Dear John, We hope you’re staying safe and healthy, and that you were able …

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May 29, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Daniel Philpott: Amid Cries for Justice, a Surge of Mercy

One morning last month, the newspaper arrived on my doorstep with a front-page story reporting that the coronavirus had struck a nursing home in town. Amid Cries for Justice, a Surge of Mercy May 29, 2020 | by Daniel Philpott Justice, in the Bible and in the Chris…

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May 28, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Christopher O. Tollefsen: Research Using Cells of Illicit Origin and Vaccines from Fetal Tissue

Recently in Public Discourse I argued that it is unethical to use fetal tissue from aborted children to develop vaccines against COVID-19. The ultimat Research Using Cells of Illicit Origin and Vaccines from Fetal Tissue May 28, 2020 | by Christopher O. Tollefsen …

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May 27, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P.: Moral Guidance on Using COVID-19 Vaccines Developed with Human Fetal Cell Lines

As quarantines are lifted across the US and the world, many continue to ask whether there are more permanent measures that can be taken against COVID- Moral Guidance on Using COVID-19 Vaccines Developed with Human Fetal Cell Lines May 27, 2020 | by Rev. Nicanor Pi…

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May 26, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Mary Rice Hasson and Theresa Farnan: COVID-19 Relief and Saving Catholic Schools

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown have significantly disrupted the education of every schoolchild in America. Students, families, and scho COVID-19 Relief and Saving Catholic Schools May 26, 2020 | by Mary Rice Hasson and Theresa Farnan Catholic school…

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May 25, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Ryan T. Anderson and Andrew T. Walker: Introducing our New Contributing Editor, Andrew T. Walker

Andrew Walker recently joined the Public Discourse editorial team as a Contributing Editor. Our Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Ryan Anderson, sat down—a Introducing our New Contributing Editor, Andrew T. Walker May 25, 2020 | by Ryan T. Anderson and Andrew T. Walker…

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May 23, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Matthew J. Franck: Isolation Bookshelf: Laugh Out Loud with P.G. Wodehouse

It must have been in the early 1980s, on a visit to my parents when I was in graduate school, that I chanced across a book with the arrestingly silly Isolation Bookshelf: Laugh Out Loud with P.G. Wodehouse May 23, 2020 | by Matthew J. Franck Wodehouse’s work, fro…

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May 22, 2020 at 11:06 AM

Nathanael Blake: Reviving the Freedom of Association

The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated a truth taught by preachers and philosophers since ancient times: man is a social being, and it is not good f Reviving the Freedom of Association May 22, 2020 | by Nathanael Blake A competent First Amendment jurisprudence m…

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May 21, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Matthew J. Franck: The McHugh Factor: The Ideology of Transgenderism Will Brook No Dissent

On May 5, 2020, the Johns Hopkins News-Letter—the student newspaper at Johns Hopkins University—published a lengthy story online about a recent medica The McHugh Factor: The Ideology of Transgenderism Will Brook No Dissent May 21, 2020 | by Matthew J. Franck The p…

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May 20, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Andy Smarick and Bruno V. Manno: Reclaiming Social Justice

Today, the term “social justice” is invoked almost exclusively by those on the political left. Those on the right seldom even engage in these debates. Reclaiming Social Justice May 20, 2020 | by Andy Smarick and Bruno V. Manno The term “social justice” is typicall…

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May 19, 2020 at 11:03 AM

R.J. Snell: Alone Together, or Just Alone? Social Conservatives Are Right

It seems that every organization and business that has my e-mail address plagues me with notes concerning these “unprecedented,” “challenging” times. Alone Together, or Just Alone? Social Conservatives Are Right May 19, 2020 | by R.J. Snell Social conservatives a…

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May 18, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Carson Holloway: Social, Political Animals: Embodied Learning and the Limits of Online Education

Like many professors, I have been forced by COVID-19 to teach the last few weeks of all my courses online. As it became clear that the Coronavirus cal Social, Political Animals: Embodied Learning and the Limits of Online Education May 18, 2020 | by Carson Holloway…

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May 16, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Matthew J. Franck: Isolation Cinema: The Films of John Ford

In my recent column on the great cinematic year of 1939, I mentioned the director John Ford among the others who made notable films that year. Ford di Isolation Cinema: The Films of John Ford May 16, 2020 | by Matthew J. Franck John Ford’s America is a good deal l…

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May 15, 2020 at 11:06 AM

William Carroll: Virgil, Pope Francis, and the Wisdom of Memory

In early April, Austen Ivereigh published an interview with Pope Francis in which he asked for some reflections on the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Th Virgil, Pope Francis, and the Wisdom of Memory May 15, 2020 | by William Carroll In responding to the current cri…

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May 14, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Christos Andreas Makridis: How Social Capital Helps Communities Weather the COVID-19 Storm

The COVID-19 pandemic caught everyone by surprise, but we’re all not experiencing the same adverse ramifications. In particular, differences in infect How Social Capital Helps Communities Weather the COVID-19 Storm May 14, 2020 | by Christos Andreas Makridis Socia…

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May 13, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Patrick T. Brown: Christopher Caldwell Is Not Here to Give You Hope

Christopher Caldwell’s The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties is stuffed so full with iridescent observations, on so wide a range of subjec Christopher Caldwell Is Not Here to Give You Hope May 13, 2020 | by Patrick T. Brown In The Age of Entitlement, C…

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